Blacktip soldierfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits protected waters at depths greater than 25 m, often in silty reef areas than well developed coral reefs with clear water . Tends to hide in caves or crevices during the day that capture by trawling was unexpected . Usually seen in pairs, but occasionally schools in some oceanic locations .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: robust and compressed body with big eyes; lower jaw with two pairs of tooth patches just outside of gape; gill rakers on first gill arch 10-13 on upper limb, total 32-38; lateral line scales 27-29 (modally 28); axil of pectoral fins without small scales; interorbital not very narrow, width 4.5-5.65 times in head length; caudal-peduncle length 6.2-7.25 times in standard length. Colour of body silvery white, tips of soft dorsal and anal fins and caudal-fin lobes with a black spot, the leading edges of these fins white; scales rimmed with brownish red dorsally and red on sides and ventrally; black pigment of opercular membrane extending to about level of lower edge of eye; outer part of spinous dorsal fin and most of soft dorsal and anal fins red .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blacktip soldierfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blacktip soldierfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blacktip soldierfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 71 m , usually 30 - ? m . Tropical West Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blacktip soldierfish · Finspot Soldierfish · Pale Soldier · Splendid Soldierfish · Splendid Squirrelfish · Toothed Crimson Squirrelfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix soldat reial |
| 🌍CES | pruhatec černocípý |
| 🇩🇪German | Schwarzpunkt-Soldatenfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Marignan Poklé · Marignan poklé, Soldat à taches noires · Soldat à Taches Noires |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Urokomatsukasa · ウロコマツカサ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Soldado-labiado |
| 🌍THA | ปลาข้าวเม่าน้ำลึกขลิบดำ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 博氏鋸鱗魚 · 厚殼仔 · 大目仔 · 柏氏松毬 · 柏氏鋸鱗魚 · 瀾公妾 · 金鱗甲 · 鐵甲 · 鐵甲兵 · 鐵線婆 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myripristis botsche | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Myripristis melanostictis | Bleeker | 1863 | Synonym |
| Myripristis melanostictus | Bleeker | 1863 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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